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THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS

836. In tying a lanyard composed of flat knots arrange the lead

so that between two knots at one side the lead is over-over, and

at the other side under-under. This does away with the tendency of

the lanyard to twist.

To tie any knot reversely, lay the diagram face outward against

a windowpane and trace the form on the back, then tie knots alter-

nately first over the front diagram and then over the back diagram.

The two accompanying knots are the first successful ones in an

attempt to make thicker knots of this description. They have a twill

weave and are less apt to curl and twist than knots with a basket

weave.

The diagrams for this knot are marked with encircled points and

are to be tied by the method described as ~830.

837. The first TWO-PLANE BASKET WEAVE KNOT that worked out

satisfactorily was the accompanying one. The two faces are not

replicas, one being flat while the other is beveled or chamfered at

the edges.

838. A PILLOW-SHAPED RECTANGULAR KNOT in two planes. The

knot is tied by leading one cord at a time in the order marked on

the diagram. There are two surfaces between which the ends may

be led to any desired point.

839. A TWO-PLANE KNOT of 136 crossings, which is tied with four

cords. This knot is large and regular and has a machine-made appear-

ance that is, ordinarily, foreign to knots. Two of the cords are much

shorter than the other two, but this can be allowed for by turning

the lanyard over each time before tying the next knot. No general

rule for the length of strands can be given, since the length required

is dependent on the size and firmness of the cord used. Tie the

knot directly over a traced diagram, carefully following the over-

and-under sequence depicted in the illustration.

To make an encircled diagram by which to tie the knot proceed

as follows: Letter the four ends; make a light, single-line tracing

across the top, with a hard pencil, from left to right, A, B, C, and

D. Take a soft pencil (3B or 4B) and, starting at A, accent the light

line already made. Wherever the dark line is about to cross itself

note whether the section of line you are following should pass over

or under at this point to accord with the printed diagram; if under,

draw a neat circle around the point. Disregard the light lines. When

line A is completed, continue with line B in the same manner, and

then with lines C and D. When the points have all been marked tie

the knot as already directed.

840. A TWO-PLANE BOSUN'S KNOT of 304 crossings. A photograph

of the· completed knot is given among the frontispieces. The knot

is neither difficult to tie nor hard to draw up. Having formed the

B knot and removed the pins from the projection board, pull the two

planes apart. Any irregularity in the weave will at once be apparent.

Examine the surface carefully, and if an error is found take a shoe-

string in hand and correct the error as directed on page 20 in Chap-

ter I.

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